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Carnival Vista Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Vista

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 11, 2017

Ship: Carnival Vista

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9324

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Pros: 

 

Very friendly staff, they seemed willing to help with a smile any time of the day or night.

 

There was a large amount of inclusive dining options, especially for lunch, even on an 8 day cruise, we were not able to sample them all.  We only did the buffet one time for lunch and never for dinner.  There were quite a bit of options that were not inclusive for dinner, but we found the menu option for the main dining room to be amazing, with some upscale options as well, such as escargot and frog legs.

 

Cons:

 

Very crowded, there was never enough space, if you were not waiting in line at least a half hour prior to the comedy shows, there would not be any seats left. 

 

The dining room was packed on the first night, it was about a 45 minute wait for a table, the wait time did lessen for later nights to 10 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The cabin was amazingly located very close to Lido deck where the breakfast buffet was located. Unfortunately, during deck parties, the noise in the cabin was very loud!

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5
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6 Comments

madgebrat    7 years ago

I only experienced crowds when waiting to get into a show, or when getting off the ship at ports of call. We found if you weren't trying to be the first to leave, the lines flowed nicely.

AuntPinkie    7 years ago

I am a bit worried about the Thanksgiving sailing with more families on board.  Were there crowds everywhere or just at the comedy show and buffet?

gregalexander    7 years ago

not sure about that trex 6942 most ships sail at full capacity. the vista seemed way more crowded to us than the dream class ships & the elevators Were a nightmare!

trex6942    7 years ago

It's news boat so that's probably why it's more crowded

WishGranter    7 years ago

It was way too crowded. The Vista is one ship I will never return to.

Shytravel    7 years ago

I know my time dining is at your convenience. try the set time. next time. never wait time. the service is great and personal. the server gets to know your likes and dislikes

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